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1/22/2018 1 Susquehanna Chapter Trout Unlimited 1/22/2018 2 Trout Unlimited Mission Conserve, Protect and Restore North America's Coldwater Fisheries and their watersheds Take care of the fish and the fishing will take care of

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Susquehanna Chapter Trout Unlimited

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Trout Unlimited Mission

Conserve, Protect and Restore North

America's Coldwater Fisheries and their watersheds

Take care of the fish and the fishing

will take care of itself

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How We Work

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What We Do

 Volunteer our time - Over 400 local chapters  Educate - Teach youth and adults about angling

and conservation

 Participate – Stream preservation projects  Partner – With local watershed associations,

conservation organizations, and Colleges

 Donate – To national and statewide programs to

protect and conserve coldwater fisheries

 Practice – Good conservation: catch and release,

low impact recreation

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Programs We Support

Conservation and Outreach Programs

 PA F&BC – Unassessed Waters Program  Coldwater Heritage Program  Coldwater Conservation Corps/Waterdogs  Casting for Recovery  Healing Waters

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Youth Education Initiatives

 BSA – Programs: Fishing and Fly Fishing Merit

Badges, Cub Scout Fishing Belt Loop & Pin

 Trout in the Classroom  Angler’s Alcove – J. V. Brown Library  First Cast Program  Youth Conservation Camps  Conservation Leadership School – Penn State  PA Envirothon  Stream Explorers

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Programs We Support

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Susquehanna Chapter TU – Monthly Meetings

 September Through April  Second Wednesday of each Month 7:00 PM

Covenant Central Presbyterian Church – 807 West 4th St. Williamsport

 Topics include presentations by State and National Fishing

Experts, PA F&BC, Local Projects and Program Planning

 Annual Watershed Summit with Lycoming County

Watershed Associations and Conservation Organizations and Agencies at January Meeting

 Public is Welcome!

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BSA Fishing Programs

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Cub Scout Sports Belt Loop and Pin Merit Badges:

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TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM

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Angler’s Alcove

James V. Brown Library, Williamsport

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Rivers Conservation & Fly Fishing Youth Camp

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Allenberry Resort on the Yellow Breeches PO Box 71 Boiling Springs, PA 17007 For boys and girls ages 14 to 17 Hosted by the Cumberland Valley Chapter

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Fish Facts Get Active Gear Fly-tying

Web Site

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Fishing Platform – Trout Run Park

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Partnering with Local Watershed Associations Habitat and Natural Stream Design Restoration Projects

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TU Pilot Program in PA Fish & Boat Commission Unassessed Waters Initiative

 GOAL: Proactively identify and properly classify the most at-risk streams

which support naturally reproducing trout populations in order to protect, conserve and enhance those waters as wild trout streams

 Chapter members participate by fishing streams on the unassessed

waters list and report findings and presence of trout to the PF&BC

 PF&BC performs follow-up stream surveys by trained staff and partner

academic institutions to confirm findings

 Properly collected data used to support stream designations where

applicable to “Wild Trout” designation which can be used by PADEP to classify stream to higher Chapter 93 protective status

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Assisting with Stream Surveys

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Northwoods District BSA Camporee Program Trout Run Park

Susquehanna Chapter Trout Unlimited Environmental Educational Program

In Cooperation with

Lycoming College Clean Water Institute Williamsport Municipal Water Authority Seewald Laboratories

  • U. S. Department of Fish and Wildlife

Lycoming Creek Watershed Association

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District Camporee Program Trout Run Park – Fall 2010

Susquehanna Chapter TU - Fly Casting Instruction

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WMWA /Seewald Labs - Water Quality Testing

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Lycoming College – Biological Assessments

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Program Opportunities - Fly Tying Classes Held each February and March

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Fly Tying Classes Aquatic Biology Lab Workshop at Lycoming College

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Aquatic Ecology – What do Fish Eat?

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Greg Hoover - PSU

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Let’s Go Fishing!

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Environmental Stewardship

Educational Programs on Current Issues Impacting Important Watersheds in Northcentral PA

Partnering with

Lycoming College Clean Water Institute Lycoming County Conservation District WMWA Waterdale Environmental Education Center Loyalsock Creek, Muncy Creek and Lycoming Creek Watershed Assocs. The Nature Conservancy

  • U. S. Dept. Fish & Wildlife

Penn State University PA Fish & Boat Commission PA DCNR Range Resources Seneca Resources

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TROUT UNLIMITED: Science analysis to identify highest quality trout habitat and population integrity, and streams most at risk from development impacts

Rock Run – Pleasant Stream

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LOYALSOCK STATE FOREST RATED AS A “HIGH PRIORITY” FOR PROTECTION FOR TROUT UNLIMITED

ROCK RUN* About 50% of streams = naturally reproducing <50% of streams now unassessed Highest Trout Habitat Integrity PLEASANT STREAM: About 75% of streams = naturally reproducing 100% of streams now assessed Highest Trout Habitat Integrity

*Watershed to be studied by TU under Coldwater Heritage Program Grant

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Susquehanna Chapter TU Awarded a

Cold Water Heritage Grant Rock Run Watershed Conservation Plan

Purpose:

 Develop Coldwater Heritage Plan for the watershed  Gather, summarize, coordinate water quality data  Evaluate acidity issues in non-attaining tributaries  Identify potential restoration projects  Assess Aquatic Organism Passage (culverts) issues  Establish volunteer-based WQ monitoring program

through TU’s PA Coldwater Conservation Corps

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Project Elements and Partners

 Collect existing data from various sources

 PA DCNR, PF&BC, USGS, SRBC, PA DEP, Lycoming Creek Watershed Assoc.,

WMWA, Lyco Co Conservation District, NC Source Water Protection Alliance

 Hold interagency meeting(s) to coordinate efforts, information

exchange, future work

 Evaluate data for gaps, develop, carry out plan for supplemental

sampling sites (est. 10) and Lycoming College CWI and CCC sampling

 Inventory fish passage obstacles  Evaluate non-attaining streams, develop potential sites and strategies

for remediation projects to enhance water quality and ecological/fisheries resources of the watershed

 Prepare final report and hold interagency and public outreach

meeting(s) to present findings and recommendations

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Partners and Project Costs

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Partner Tasks Value/Inkind

CWH Partnership Grant Funding for lab analyses, Culvert assessment, travel, sampling kits, supplies $5,000 TU Eastern Abandoned Mine Program Management and professional staff; conduct program, prepare reports, additional funding through GG TAG Grants $26,257 (1) TU Eastern Brook Trout Habitat Initiative Staff to conduct culvert assessment training and data assessment travel $1,000 Lycoming College CWI Field sampling and data collection $8,000 TU Coldwater Conservation Corps Volunteer training, oversight $3,500 (2) Volunteer efforts, SQTU and watershed volunteers Field sampling, culvert inventories, data compilation $8,800 Susquehanna TU Printing of final report, meeting space $200

Additional Matching Funding Partners: (1) R.K. Mellon Foundation, (2) Cedar Tree Foundation

Totals $52,757

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Monitoring South Br. Rock Run

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SQTU Monitoring Sites

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Pine Creek Looking South from Hemlock Mountain

Advocating for Protection of Wild Character of Scenic State Forest Viewsheds

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Callahan Run on the Black Forest Trail

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Upper Slate Run Valley from Pine Mountain Vista

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Hammersley Fork - Hammersley Wild Area

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Wild Brook and Brown Trout – Resources and Habitat to Protect for All to Enjoy

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It’s Not Always the Fish that You’re After

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Preserve, Protect, Restore

Preserve our clean, cold water resources for future generations to enjoy in the natural, wild state Protect the habitat, water quality and ecological diversity of

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Restore streams impacted by past natural resource extraction activities (eg. coal mining, timbering, poor land use practices)

Pass along these values to the next generation

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For More Information

 Visit our Web Sites

 http://susquehannatu.wordpress.com  patrout.org  tu.org

 Call us – Walt Nicholson, President, Susquehanna Chapter TU

at (570) 447-3600

 New Members Welcome  Meetings 2nd Wednesday of the month: September through

April at Covenant Central Presbyterian Church in Williamsport

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